Let It Go: My Extraordinary Story - From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist
Autor Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH, Richard Askwithen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 apr 2019
In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home.
Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership to her staff, creating 70 millionaires in the process.
Let It Goexplores Shirley's trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee during World War Two and the tragic loss of her only child who suffered severely from Autism.
Today, Dame Stephanie Shirley is one of Britain's leading philanthropists, devoting most of her time, energy and wealth to charities that are close to her heart. InLet It Go,Shirley tells her inspirational story and explains why giving her wealth away - letting it go - has brought her infinitely more happiness and fulfilment than acquiring it in the first place.
Co-written withRichard Askwith,the former Executive Editor ofThe Independentand the award-winning author of seven books in his own name, including biographies of Emil Zátopek and Lata Brandisová.
'An extraordinary tale of creativity and resilience' -Guardian
'This engrossing story of an extraordinary life is filled with lessons in what it means to be human' -Financial Times
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241395493
ISBN-10: 0241395496
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241395496
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Stephanie
Shirley
(Author)
Dame Stephanie Shirleyis a British businesswoman, technology pioneer and philanthropist. She founded a software company calledFreelance Programmers, and transferred ownership of the company to her staff, making 70 women millionaires. Shirley has dedicated most of her life and wealth to advancing Autism research and STEM subjects. She co-founded the Oxford Internet Institute and was President of the British Computer Society. She was named by BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour as one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK.
Dame Stephanie Shirleyis a British businesswoman, technology pioneer and philanthropist. She founded a software company calledFreelance Programmers, and transferred ownership of the company to her staff, making 70 women millionaires. Shirley has dedicated most of her life and wealth to advancing Autism research and STEM subjects. She co-founded the Oxford Internet Institute and was President of the British Computer Society. She was named by BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour as one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK.
Recenzii
The
word
'inspiring'
is
greatly
overused,
but
Stephanie
Shirley's
story
is
one
of
those
rare
cases
in
which
it
truly
applies.
This
book
is
an
extraordinary
tale
of
creativity
and
resilience,
and
of
the
power
of
well-targeted
philanthropy
to
transform
the
world
There is an entire business course in this book: about the dangers of profitless growth, the difficulties of succession planning, and the problems of managing clever people. But more important, this engrossing story of an extraordinary life is filled with lessons in what it means to be human
An inspiring memoir by a great entrepreneur who charted her life to do well while doing good
Steve Shirley's autobiography is nothing short of inspiring. She is a role model for young women worldwide in her spirit, determinism, humour, and generosity
There is an entire business course in this book: about the dangers of profitless growth, the difficulties of succession planning, and the problems of managing clever people. But more important, this engrossing story of an extraordinary life is filled with lessons in what it means to be human
An inspiring memoir by a great entrepreneur who charted her life to do well while doing good
Steve Shirley's autobiography is nothing short of inspiring. She is a role model for young women worldwide in her spirit, determinism, humour, and generosity